Rooting for the Underdog

"Gunnar needs to catch a break," Sam Palladio (pictured center) says of his character, Gunnar Scott. "He keeps watching his friends and loved ones succeed. The development this season has been turning him into this successful songwriter, and it's led to scenes with Jay DeMarcus from Rascal Flatts, which led to a real-life collaboration outside of work. But the show still needs the dude to root for, and it's fun to see Gunnar getting so close and then slipping."